Theses are the culmination of honor students independent research under the guidance of faculty members and are representative of Union College's commitment to giving students the tools necessary for life-long learning.
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Amides of 9-Anthroic Acid, Juliana Rodgers
Detection and Quantification of Atmospheric Carbonyl Compounds, Peter Gerard Schulam
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
The products of the gas phase ozonolysis of tetramethylethylene, Anthony R. DeAngelo
Fluorescence quenching of peptidyl tryptophan by external quenchers, Richard Dennin
Syntheses and fluorescence properties of sterically-hindered esters of 9-anthroic acid, Richard Leslie Dubs
Sterically hindered esters: mechanisms of saponification, Frederick F. Fenter
Determination of aldehydes and ketones in the gas phase, Clyde A. Kelly
The Apple II, Daniel M. Laby
Cationic copolymerization of styrene and beta-pinene: the effect of solvent on monomer reactivity ratios, George Yusun Paik
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Liquid Chromatographic Studies of Polar Aromatic Compounds in Soil, Jonathan Stuart Green
Microcomputer interfacing with chemical instrumentation, Joel R. Meyer
The gas phase ozonolysis of tetramethylethylene, Catherine A. Rusik
Flash photolysis: the technique and its application, Marabeth G. Soltis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
A Survey of Detection Methods for Ovulation and a Proposed Method for Estrogen Determination, Maria Lanni
A Spectrophotometric Study of the Rate of Formation of Violet Peroxychromate in Aqueous Solution, Stephen N. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
A Study of the Mechanism of Ribonuclease-S Using CNDO/2 Electronic Structure Calculations, Michael Arato
Conformational and Fluorescence Studies of Small Peptides Containing Tryptophan, Gary S. Bowitch
The Preparation and Kinetics of the Sterically Hindered Gold (III) Complex, [Au(1,1,4 - Me3 dien)Cl] (PF6)2, James S. Jackowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Synthesis of sterically hindered disasters, Richard A. Bankowitz
Peroxidase and Senescence, Michael Jay Chaskes
Calculation of Mono-Cyclic Molecular Structures using MINDO/3, Peter Mark Felker
Study of CNDO/2 for the Prediction of Geometries of Phosphorus-Containing Molecules, Mark A. Fraser
Examination of the Acid Etching Process used in Preventative Dentistry, Robert Charles Morgan
CO2 Laser-Induced Decomposition of Freon 113, Jeffrey Joseph Rusik
Preparation and Kinetics of Chloro-1,4,7-Triethyldiethylenetriamine Gold (III), Paul Lawrence Sargent
Kinetic Study of the Chelate Ligand Unwrapping Reactions of Sterically Hindered Gold (III) Complexes, James W. Thackeray
Ozonolysis of Certain Alpha, Beta-unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, Alan Howard Wynn
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
The preparation and kinetics of a sterically hindered gold (III) complex, Michael R. Golden
CO2 laser induced decomposition of freon 113, Richard S. Herrick
A study of the acid etch pretreatment used with the Nuva-seal" dental process, Judith Ann Komoroski
Reactions of diazoketones with neighboring carbon-to-carbon double bonds, Robert James Perry
The decomposition of azibenzil in the presence of oxygen, Nancy C. Westby
The addition of singlet oxygen to n, n-diethyl-1-propynylamine, Kenneth S. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
The Carbon Dioxide Laser Induced Decomposition of Freon 113, Curtland Chester Brown III
The Study of Gas Decomposition Due to Laser Stimulation, James A. Burke
Hydrothermal Growth of Quartz, Samuel J. Casella
The decomposition of phenyl-benzoyl-diazamethane and its relevance to alkyne ozonolysis, Joy A . Sawyer
Synthetic approaches to specifically labeled dimethyl-dideuterionaphthalenes, Armand J. Scatena
Mechanisms of saponification of sterically hindered esters by optical activity and kinetic studies, George A. Walrath
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
The Synthesis of 2, 11-Dithiabenzo - [3.3] - Paracyclophane and an Octadeutero Derivative, Paul M. Begley
Ozone Complexes with Substituted Aromatic Compounds, David C. Eaton
A facile one step synthesis of some new 2-hydroxy-4,6-bis aryl s-triazines and related compounds, Howard Steven Grossberg
Effect of Solvent Polarity on the Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap of Methyl-2-Anthroate, William Gregg Hawkins
The synthesis and decomposition of O-substituted phenylhydroxylamines, Helen Carol Kennicott
The preparation and kinetic studies of two sterically hindered gold (III) complexes, James Forrest Stevens
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Synthesis of New Antimicrobial Agents, Michael John Burke
A facile one step synthesis of some new 2-hydroxy-4,6-bis aryl s-triazines and related compounds, Howard Steven Grossberg
Dielectric constants and pair interactions in polar molecules, Kurt Walter Hillig
Spectral studies of 9, 1 and 2-methyl anthroate and 2-anthroic acid, Thomas Glenn Matthews
Determination of the lead content of paint chips using the lead selective electrode, Edward Jordan Morgan
Sulfonium Salts, Aliphatic and Aromatic Diazonium Salts, Formation and Isolation, Geoffrey D. Picard
Base strength and concentration effects on orientation in elimination reactions, Frederick Norman Preuninger
Dielectric constants and pair interactions in polar molecules, Guy Nicholas Pultz
Synthesis of 2,4-dichloro-6-methylborazine and 2-chloro-4,6-dimethylborazine, Deborah Ann Scribner
The synthesis of primary o-substituted hydroxylamines for the study of nucleophilic substitution at the electrophilic nitrogen center, Richard Martin Sommer
Stereoselectivity in bis-1 (2-Pyridyl) ethylaminecobalt (III), Richard Lindsay Wellman
Relative rate of ozonolysis between symmetrical and unsymmetrical olefins, Wai Lum Yuen
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Spectral studies of esters of 9 and 1 anthroic acid, Robert Fisch
The reconversion of ethylene thioketals to ketones, Jeffrey Paul Ginther
A comparison of the spectral properties of anthracene-9-carboxylic acid and anthracene-9,10-carboxylic acid, Gail Wendy Goodman
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Adrenergic blocking agents, Jeffrey Bruce Alifanz
Effects of dipolar aprotic solvents and ion pairing on elimination reactions, David Andrew Benko
Liquid Crystals: Low Melting Nematic 4, 4'-Bis-(Alkylbenzal)-2-Chloro-1,4-Phenylenediamines, Herbert S. Cole Jr.
Reactions of Alkyl Halides in Dimethyl Sulfoxide under Friedel-Crafts Conditions, Robert Wallace Dean Jr.
Investigation of the relationship of the excited state geometry change and the solvent dependent fluorescence of 9-methyl anthroate, Ronald Michael Hoffman
Iodination of Aromatic Compounds, Paul T. Kabb
A Study of Indole-Ring Compounds in the Retina of the Eye of the Cow (with Special Emphasis Given to Melatonin and Serotonin), James Howard Kaye
Formation of an Isoquinoline in the Reaction of a Diazoketone with Boron Trifluoride, Marc Maller
The Investigation of the Use of Fluorescein as a Spectral Probe of Protein Environment, Michael Andrew Martin
The Cationic Copolymerization of B-Pinene and Styrene, William David McIver
Study of serotonin and melatonin in the bovine retina, Paul Michael Parker
The Preparation of 2,4,4',6,6'-Pentamethyldiborazinyl-1-2' by the Reaction of B-Trichloroborazine with Grignard Reagent, David C. Sertl
Synthesis of N-methyl-N-benzyl-beta-chloro (substituted beta-phenyl) ethylamine hychochloride, Mark Stuart Shulman
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Some aspects of quantum mechanics in chemical theory, Thomas Freeman Babson
Synthetic approaches to certain acenapthalene drivatives, Douglas Jeffrey Binder
1-3 dipolar cycloadditions of nitrile ylides, Steven Paul Braff
The Preparation and Kinetics of Sterically Hindered Gold (III) Complexes, David Luther Fant
Photochemical Solvolysis of Optically Active 3,5-Dimethoxy-α-d-Benzyl Acetate, Peter Jerry Frank
The developement [sic] of phosphorometric, fluorometric and absorption analyses for the measurement of carbamates and carbamic acids as an explanation of carbon dioxide transport in blood, Edward Theodore Gray
Synthesis of C14-Labeled Bis (p-Chlorophenyl) Acetic Acid (DDA), William Michael Silver
Cationic Copolymerization of B-Pinene and Styrene, Charles Peter Snyder
Attempted synthesis of diethyl 7-dimethylsilabicyclo 2.2.1 hepta-2,5-dione-1,4-dioate, David Kenneth Tart
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Approaches to the Synthesis of Bis-Acenaphth [1,2-a] Acenaphthene, Kenneth Neal Boudette
Glycine carbamate derivatives, David Clark Cable
Study of the Radiolysis of Aqueous Dichloromethane, Joseph Herbert Dal Pian
The fluorescence and phosphorescence of glycine -- a first step in the determination of glycine carbamate, Henry George Fein
Preparation of some alkynes and alkenynes, Edward John Lamby
Photochemical Reactions of Some Benzyl Compounds, Thomas Wesley Lesniak
Critical examination of the Uniform Charge Cloud Method, Frederick R. Maxfield
The Photolysis of Phenylglycine and the Synthesis of α-Deuterated m-Anisaldehyde, Alan Nathan Meisel
The Radiolysis of Aqueous Solutions of Dichloromethane, Steven Michael Odre
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Determination of ring orientation in diphenylmethane and derivatives, Patrick Michael Comi
Stability of 1-Substituted Adenines, Walter Frederick Floser
Synthetic Approaches to Tris (1-B, 8-B'-Naphthyl) Diboron, William Karl Goerich
Photochemical reduction of benzophenone by 2-butyne-l, 4-diol and photochemical solvolysis reactions of beta-phenethyl compounds, Kenneth Lawrence Gordon
Halogenated Helicenes, Richard Wilbert Heiden
Synthesis of n-methyl-n-phenylaminomethyltrimethylsilane and n, n-dimethylanilinomethyltrimethylsilyl iodide, Mark Stuart Lichtenstein